The Conservative Party has hailed the first-ever �open primary� selection of parliamentary candidate as a huge success despite speculation that the Liberal Democrats skewed the postal vote of an entire constituency to pick the weakest candidate in the field.
TORCUIL CRICHTON, Chief UK political correspondent
The Conservative Party has hailed the first-ever "open primary" selection of parliamentary candidate as a huge success despite speculation that the Liberal Democrats skewed the postal vote of an entire constituency to pick the weakest candidate in the field.